I have approximately four hundred and seventeen things to share about these life-shifting few days I've just spent in Canada. I mean, whoa. This soulful entrepreneur retreat was everything I had hoped it would be…
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Help Me Decide: A or B?
Heya gorgeous! I'm a pretty dang decisive person. Always have been. Chalk it up to Libra moon and Libra rising. I'm really good at weighing out options, pros/cons listing like the best of 'em, and…
I Hate the Headshots My Agent Loves
Yo, B. I love my agent. I love my new headshots. I HATE the choice from my proofs my agent made for my primary headshot. What do I do? Use whatever I want? Tell my…
100-Day Challenge Results
So, approximately 100 days ago, I issued a challenge in the March Forth column. I’ve so enjoyed watching tweets, reading emails, and hearing — in person — about how this challenge is going for so…
Feedback on Stage Names
Woo! Got LOTS of email, Twitter action, and follow-up convo at the SMFA Facebook Group about last week’s column on stage names. Here’s just a wee bit of what came through: I hear you. But…
Win an Oscar? Throw Yourself a Parade!
Here’s a great email from longtime reader, Robert Keniston. Win an Oscar? Throw yourself a parade! I freakin’ love this email and the sentiment behind it. Thank you, Robert! 🙂 Bonnie, I’m writing today to…
Self-Taped Audition Tips Review
Bonnie, great column last week. I agree that we, as actors, must become more comfortable self-submitting taped auditions much like we submit other materials online. I would suggest another problem with getting actors to submit…
Follow-Through
Oh, a sad little thing happened over the past six weeks, while I’ve been casting the second season of Bite Me. We invited actors — multiple actors — to put themselves on tape, so they…
Motivation
I’m tired. I’m overworked. I’m launching a new business that is, frankly, exhausting me. I’m scared. I’m deep in my resistance. But I had a dream in the wee hours that has been my motivation…